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Set up AVEVA Edge

Enable OPC HDA Server

To enable the AVEVA Edge OPC HDA Server, open the project. Select the Local Management, Tasks from the Home tab.

  1. Under the Task column, select HDA OPC Server.

  2. Set Startup to Automatic.

Enable Historical Logging

Each integer and real type tag in the tags database has several properties in addition to its actual value. You can set these properties by using the Project Tags datasheet, the Properties command on the ribbon, or the Tags Database functions.

For each tag, in Tag Properties, under the History – Integer/Real Type tab,

  1. Check History Enabled.

  2. The Group Number is the trend group to which the project tag is assigned to. Set this accordingly.

The trend folder enables which tags have the values stored. To create a new trend file, select Tasks, right click Trend, and select Insert.

Assign the tags.

Click the Advanced… option and set the History Life Time (days) option.

This determines how often AVEVA Edge deletes the trend files. Use 0 to keep all historical files.

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